Flint firefighters respond to small kitchen fire at senior residence

FLINT, MI -- A small fire started after a resident in the
Slidell Senior Residence and Taylor Lake Manor complex fell asleep while cooking
food on the stove around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6.

Maintenance men went into the resident's unit and put out
the flames, said Flint Fire Department Battalion Chief Andy Graves. The
resident was still sleeping when maintenance workers entered the unit, he said.

Smoke from the small fire set off the complex's alarms. Residents were in
the process of evacuating the premises, at 2201 W. Carpenter Road, when firefighters arrived, Graves said.

The fire caused minor damage to the kitchen cabinets and stove vent, estimated at around $500, Graves said.